Synonyms: sharp, precipitous, abrupt
Definition: extremely steep
Usage: an abrupt canyon; the precipitous rapids of the upper river; the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings; a sharp drop
Similar words: steep
Definition: having a sharp inclination
Usage: the steep attic stairs; steep cliffs
Synonyms: hasty, overhasty, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous
Definition: done with very great haste and without due deliberation
Usage: hasty marriage seldom proveth well- Shakespeare; hasty makeshifts take the place of planning- Arthur Geddes; rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion; wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king
Similar words: hurried
Definition: moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
Usage: a hurried trip to the store; the hurried life of a city; a hurried job